Two-Week Homestand Opens With Bulls Victory

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April 28, 2026
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Durham, NC --- Blake Sabol hit a tie-breaking home run in the sixth inning to lift the Durham Bulls past the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 9-7 on Tuesday afternoon at the DBAP.

Durham (10-18) hit three homers, including a two-run shot in the first by Carson Williams and a solo homer to right by Raynel Delgado in the third as the Bulls built a 3-1 lead on the Shrimp (13-15).

But Jacksonville scored four times in the fourth to forge ahead against first-time starter Aaron Brooks. But the Bulls pulled level in the fifth thanks to a passed ball which scored Gavin Lux and a single by Delgado to chase home Williams to make it 5-5.

Durham tacked on a run in the seventh resulting from a double to left by Justyn-Henry Malloy, then two more in the eighth on a Delgado sac fly and groundout by Dom Keegan.

The Bulls had to withstand a Jacksonville rally in the ninth as the Shrimp loaded the bases with none out on two walks and an infield single. But Andrew Wantz closed out the game after a pair of sac flies.

KC Hunt (W, 2-2) notched the win in relief with 2 1/3 innings of hitless pitching.

Durham's 12-game homestand continues Wednesday night at 6:45 PM ET with Brody Hopkins (0-2, 2.96) slated to start against Dax Fulton (1-2, 7.41).

Notes: Brooks made his Tampa Bay organizational debut after signing over the weekend as a free agent. Brooks made one appearance in the Mexican League for Durango before joining the team in Lehigh Valley. Brooks, a nine-game winner in the majors with Kansas City, Oakland, Baltimore and St. Louis, worked 3 2/3 innings, permitting seven hits and five runs in earning a no-decision... Williams reached base four times with a single, homer and two walks. His homer in the first inning against Jacksonville starter Braxton Garrett ended a run of 48 consecutive outs recorded by Garrett over two-plus starts. Garrett tossed an eight-inning no-hitter against Gwinnett in a loss last Tuesday, and prior to that threw six no-hit frames against Norfolk... Lux, who restarted his major league rehab on Saturday, drew two walks, hit an eighth inning single, and scored three runs, including sprinting home from second base on Delgado's RBI-hit in the fifth... Kodi Whitley threw two perfect innings for the Bulls and needed just 19 pitches to record six outs.

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